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Windows Key Leak Threatens Mass Piracy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the red-hat-is-looking-for-their-key-too dept.

lou_soyur writes "A key code for installing Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 has leaked onto the Internet. Rampant piracy sure to follow fears Microsoft, so it's a safe assumption that their lawyers "would scour the Internet looking for the leaked code". The joy of closed source security at work."

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  1. Gee, this sure works as a nice and free promo item by iwillrefuse · · Score: 0, Redundant

    C'mon...A friggin' press release about A SERIAL NUMBER? And what's with C-Net? Good Christ, this isn't news. It's about as shocking as me waking up in the morning and not getting a BJ while feasting on a nice and toasty Egg Mcmuffin. Working in anti-piracy field for years, I like to quote a VP of Marketing at one of the largest software companies in the world. And wha "Piracy? We Love Piracy. Hoe else would 12 year old kids know how to use our products...School?"

  2. misinterpretation by lingqi · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I really think that the submitter thought it was the actual installation SOURCE CODE that got leaked. Otherwise it really does not make news - I mean, Heck I had access to Win2K pro a whole MONTH before it was on shelves (yes it's the final build).

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  3. Re:no threat to piracy by mondoterrifico · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think you have missinterpreted the meaning of that sentence. The sentence while being a little ambiguous should be read as "The leak of the key will cause more piracy".

  4. Waitaminute! by Mark+Edwards · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You mean people would actually *choose* to pirate *Windows*? Now that's sick...